Safety first!

Some facilities prefer to rely on outsourced laundry services; this choice may be justified by the lack of space for a laundry room or the idea, incorrect, that the management of an indoor laundry service requires a large and expensive staff, or the belief that an internal laundry has higher costs than an outsourced service involving high cost of time.

Of course, each structure has its own characteristics and possibilities which should be analyzed competently, but we can certainly generalize the convenience and efficiency of an indoor laundry service by referring to some common situations.

Contamination of sheets and clothing by feces or blood is unfortunately the order of the day. An outsourced laundry service has fixed days and times for the collection and delivery of garments. Now let’s think about dirty and contaminated sheets that stop for hours, maybe days, in the dirty clothing area maybe in summer season at high temperatures. We’re talking about bacteria spreading and contaminating the environment and clothing.

Another problem is related to the loss and wear of the garments subjected to the washing service that, in case of external service, must be taken into account and in most cases borne by the retirement home itself, which is responsible for clothing towards guests and families.

Finally, but very often, delays in delivery can put an entire department in trouble and create inconvenience in the daily management of the activities of a retirement home.

All these situations are cause of a lowering of the quality level of service and, if you deepen with skill and preparation, you can intercept the resulting costs.